Delayed publication of manganese ore seaborne prices

The publication of Fastmarkets’ manganese ore seaborne indices for Friday January 31 was delayed due to additional analysis of data. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The publication of the affected prices was delayed for 1 hour and 9 minutes.

The following indices were published late:

MB-MNO-0001 Manganese ore high grade index, cif Tianjin, $ per dmtu

MB-MNO-0002 Manganese ore semi carbonate index, 36.5% Mn, fob Port Elizabeth, $ per dmtu

MB-MNO-0003 Manganese ore semi carbonate index, 36.5% Mn, cif Tianjin, $ per dmtu

These prices are a part of the Fastmarkets Ores & Alloys Physical Price package.

For more information or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of this price or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this price, please contact Holly Chant by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Holly Chant, re Manganese ore.”

Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.

What to read next
Fastmarkets has received market feedback that the highest tier on the table is too low, considering recent increased production capacities and market shares. The proposed change would be as follows: The price subject to this change is: FP-PLP-0033 PIX Pulp China BHKP Net You can find the current methodology for PIX Pulp China here. The original […]
Fastmarkets has received market feedback that the highest tier on the PIX Pulp China BHKP Net seller side weighting table is too low, considering recent increased production capacities and market shares. Based on this, Fastmarkets proposes to change the PIX Pulp China BHKP Net weighting table, found in a separate open consultation launched on March […]
Fastmarkets will increase the frequency of its two existing CIF China port copper scrap prices and add three new grades on Monday March 16.
Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its European PIX Paper indices as part of its announced annual methodology review process.
This consultation, which is open until April 8, 2026, seeks to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market, in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs). This includes all elements of our pricing process, our price specifications and publication frequency. The price under review […]
The publication of Fastmarkets’ assessments for copper grade A cathode warrant premiums and aluminium P1020A warrant premiums was delayed on Wednesday March 11 because of a procedural lapse. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.